Citing fears of the spread of Ebola, North Korean officials have slapped a ban on runnersboth professional and amateurfrom overseas. The marathon is going ahead, but only for locals.
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He added that the agency still intends to host a 10 km charity “fun run” in Pyongyang in June, and for “more serious runners,” the company will host the first-ever half marathon in the Mount Paekdu area, in the north-east of the country, in August.
